Where does “dichthalten” come from?
dichthalten (German) comes from German halten, from English halt, from Middle English halt, from Old English healt, from Proto-West Germanic halt, from Proto-Germanic haltaz, from Proto-Indo-European kol-d-, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.
dichthalten (German): to stay sealed
Definitions
- to stay sealed
Ancestry of “dichthalten”, step by step
dichthalten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German halten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | halten | to hold; to stop; to halt; to hold back; to... |
| 2 | English | halt | To limp; move with a limping gait; To stand in... |
| 3 | Middle English | halt | Limping, lame, crippled |
| 4 | Old English | healt | lame, limping |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | halt | lame, halt |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | haltaz | lame, halt |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kol-d- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kel- | to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet |
via German dicht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | dicht | thick, tight, dense; impermeable, sealed, shut,... |
| 2 | Middle High German | dīchte | — |
| 3 | Old High German | dīhti | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *þį̄ht(ī) | tight |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þinhtaz | tight |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tenkt- | dense, thick, tight |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |